4 May 1979 May 4, 2016 Author: Staff Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the UK. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I have always been offended by the song that says, 'Everything is beautiful in its own way.' If everything is beautiful, then the word 'beautiful' has no meaning. If everything were purple, there would be no word 'purple' in the language because it would not distinguish one thing from another." Thomas Sowell — Click here for more from Thomas Sowell Related posts: 29 July 1987 16 January 1979 12 October 1979 27 December 1979 16 January 1979 11 February 1979 18 February 1979 17 October 1979 9 June 1979 16 January 1979 Categories: History Tags: 1979, 4 May